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Subject:Re: Cold Idle Problem
From:Steven Shelton
Date:Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:29:23 -0400

The temperature sensor I replaced about 3 years ago is the one with a blue
rectangular plug connector on the thermostat housing.

On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> wrote:

> From what I've read, the Auxilliary Air Regulator is a pain to reinstall,
> so I'd like to get a better idea of how it could be causing the problem
> before I go further.   My understanding is that the AAR "fools" the air
> flow meter into thinking that the throttle is open further than it is by
> allowing more air flow to the meter. This increases the rpm for cold idle.
>
> My 1.9 liter water cooled idles at about 750 rpm at startup, but stumbles
> and dies about a 1/4 mile from the house. At the next stop about a mile
> further, it's warmed up enough to idle properly. It's hard to understand
> how the AAR could cause this problem but when I pinch it off at startup the
> idle doesn't change. Thus the initial question as to what temperature it is
> open. It might open at freezing temperatures but is it open at 80 degrees?
> If not, that would explain the failure of the test.
>
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> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 1:06 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> It's a good book, published 1989/91 by Bentley.  Covers continuous and
>> pulsed systems.  Bus Depot has it.
>>
>> Yrs,
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